Betfred Blue Riband Trial Stakes (Listed).
Epsom Downs · Tuesday, 28 Apr · 16:40
· 1m 2f 17y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:40
Off time
6
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
NEW ZEALAND (IRE
🥈 Second
SAXON STREET (IRE
🥉 Third
BALZAC (GER
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.80
4/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
8.50
15/2
04 · —
10
9/1
05 · —
26
25/1
06 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | 1 |
Balzac (C)
30,000 gns foal. Half-brother to 3 winners, including connections' smart winner up to 1½m Claymore. Showed plenty when third in strong Newmarket maiden in the autumn and didn't have to improve to make winning return in Kempton novice. Will…
|
Hollie Doyle | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 3 | 58.5 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 6th | 2 | 4 |
Menzies (C)
€95,000 2-y-o by Australia. Closely related to smart 9f-1½m winner Eternal Hope. Stepped up on debut to win Kempton novice in February but failed to improve under a penalty when third at Southwell following month.
|
Tom Marquand | Harry Eustace | 3 | 58.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 4th | 3 | 3 |
New Zealand (C)
FAV
Frankel colt who left debut behind to win Curragh maiden last summer. Better form in pattern events next 2 starts, 3 lengths fifth of 7 in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud in October. Step up in trip will suit and he sets a clear standard.
|
R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 3 | 58.5 kg |
1.80
4/5
|
| 5th | 4 | 2 |
Pearl River (C)
Off the mark at the fifth attempt when making a winning nursery debut at Nottingham in October but others probably have more potential.
|
Alec Voikhansky | R Hannon | 3 | 58.5 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | 6 |
Rebel Rocker (C)
Cityscape colt. Brother to useful 1m-1½m winner Miss Dolly Rocker and half-brother to winner up to 1¼m Silverscape. Made a winning start with a bit in hand in Kempton maiden in November. That form looks ordinary, however, so big step forwa…
|
Rob Hornby | Faye Bramley | 3 | 58.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 1st | 6 | 5 |
Saxon Street (C)
€170,000 yearling, Saxon Warrior colt. Dam unraced sister to smart winner up to 1¾m Raheen House. Overcame greenness when making a winning debut in Chelmsford novice in December. That form yet to be seriously tested but must be respected f…
|
W Buick | J & T Gosden | 3 | 58.5 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
Betting forecast: New Zealand (4/5), Saxon Street (5/2), Balzac (15/2), Pearl River (9/1), Menzies (25/1), Rebel Rocker (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 34026.0 GBP |
| P2 | 12900.0 GBP |
| P3 | 6456.0 GBP |
| P4 | 3216.0 GBP |
| P5 | 1614.0 GBP |
| P6 | 810.0 GBP |